“Isn't atheism just another religion?' No, it isn't. Atheism has no creeds, rituals, holy book, absolute moral code, origin myth, sacred spaces or shrines. It has no sin, divine judgment, forbidden words, prayer, worship, prophecy, group privileges, or anointed 'holy' leaders. Atheists don't believe in a transcendent world or supernatural afterlife. Most important, there is no orthodoxy in atheism.” WorldBelieveImportantBookPrayerSinSpaceLeaderMoralGroupsAtheismDivineHolyJudgmentWorshipAbsolutesSacredDon't BelieveAtheistPrivilegeMythCodeRitualAfterlifeCreedsProphecyForbiddenOrthodoxyTranscendentShrinesMoral CodeHoly BooksSacred Space Author:Dan Barker
“What would a church look like that created space for quietness, that bucked the celebrity trend and unplugged from noisy media, that actively resisted our consumer culture? What would worship look like if we directed it more toward God than toward our own amusement?” IfsLooksCultureChurchSpaceMediaWorshipConsumersTrendsAmusementNoisyQuietnessConsumer Culture Author:Philip Yancey
“When we moved to Florida we experienced it on a communal level, in a more structured religious setting, with temples and different worships. That sense of community is very much interconnected with music for us, and thinking of music as this living organism that offers a space of mystical participation with forces outside yourself.” ThinkingDifferentForceCommunityReligiousSpaceLevelsOffersWorshipMovedSettingSettingsTemplesFloridaOrganismsParticipationMysticalInterconnectedLiving Organisms Author:Taraka Larson
“We collectively have a special place in our heart for the manned space flight program - Apollo nostalgia is one element, but that is only part of it. American culture worships explorers - look at the fame of Lewis and Clark, for example. The American people want to think of themselves as supporting exploration.” PeopleThinkingWantLooksHeartCultureSpaceSpecialExampleFameElementsWorshipProgramNostalgiaFlightExplorationAmerican CultureApolloExplorersSpecial PlacesSpace FlightLewis And Clark Author:Nathan Myhrvold
“You get your intuition back when you make space for it, when you stop the chattering of the rational mind. The rational mind doesn't nourish you. You assume that it gives you the truth, because the rational mind is the golden calf that this culture worships, but this is not true. Rationality squeezes out much that is rich and juicy and fascinating.” GivingMindCultureSpaceRichWorshipAssumingIntuitionRationalGoldenFascinatingRationalityBack WhenCalvesJuicy Book:Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life Source: Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life
“We don't always choose the best solution but we carry on regardless, trying to remain upright and decent in order to do honor not to the walls or the doors or the windows but to the empty space inside, the space where we worship and venerate what is dearest and most important to us.” TryingImportantOrderSpaceDoorsWallHonorWorshipSolutionsWindowEmptyDecentEmpty SpaceZahir Author:Paulo Coelho